Category: Flowers and Plants

Why the Showy, Short-Lived Hibiscus Is the Flower of Our Time

The plant’s grandiose blossoms are as dazzling as they are ephemeral — and, in an age of shortened attention spans, they’re having a resurgence.
For a Chef Beloved by the Art and Fashion Worlds, Flowers Make a Main Course

At the artist Danh Vo’s farm north of Berlin, the restaurateur Rose Chalalai Singh created a lively lunch centered on the blossoms that grow there.
How Can a Historic Garden Adapt to Climate Change?

English estates are trying to maintain the heritage and identity of their grounds, while also making them resistant to unfamiliar temperatures and weather.
How to Do a More Conscious Fall Cleanup

Don’t be in a hurry to get rid of all those dead leaves. Autumn is the best time to learn from your garden — if you slow down and pay attention.
Why Is Chamomile Suddenly Everywhere?

The humble flower has come to captivate the worlds of fashion and food.
What’s That Oddball Conifer? A Japanese Umbrella Pine.

It may be called a pine, but it isn’t a member of the pine family. And no, those lustrous, oversized needles aren’t plastic.
In Sussex, a Floral Designer Finds New Life in an Untamed Garden

After reluctantly moving into a tumbledown 17th-century English cottage, Milli Proust has created a gorgeously unruly and varied source for her craft.